Honey a sweet medicine. A foray into natural therapies

      Аннотация: Conventional drugs usually provide effective antibiotic therapy for bacterial infections but there is an increasing problem of antibiotic resistance and hence a continuing need for new solutions. Many hundreds of plants are used worldwide in traditional medicine as a treatment for bacterial infections such as wound healing, gastrointestinal problems, cold, rhinitis and dental caries to name a few. Some of these plants and herbs have also been subjected to in- vitro screening but the efficacy of such herbal medicines has seldom been rigorously tested in controlled clinical trials. The usage of honey as a medicine is referred to in the most ancient written records, it is being prescribed by the physicians of many ancient races of people for a wide variety of ailments. It has continued its use in folk medicine ever since. This book points out various properties source, varieties and uses of honey.

Ключевые слова: disease, Health, honey, Medicine